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Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-06-02

This is going to keep pace with Colby.
1t now has a capacity of 100000 bricks
per week. Mr. Brown, the proprietor.
has just erected a new and second wind
mill. The yard covers twice the space OF
last year. About thirty men are now
working at the yard. Every thing is live
ly, and the brick will be soon done for
the First National Bank.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-18

THE TINES hopes every Republi
can will be on hand TO attend the
Republican caucus at the city hall
to. morrow, Saturday, evening to elect
delegates to the Republican county
convention to be held at Corunna
on the 2rst inst, for the election of
delegates to the Republican State
and judicial conventions. We be-
lieve full vote means a Republican
victory in April, and that one of the
best methods in use for getting out
a full vote is to place in nomination
a good ticket. This is as applicable
to every township as to the city, and
the only certain way of securing a
good ticket is for the men of the
party to be at the caucus and secure
as candidates for Office, and az dele.
gates to the conventions, only men
who are sure to vote for men of honor,
men of ability, men Of energy, men
of character for every place. The
true men of all parties are largely in
the majority, and a full attendance
at the caucus will, usually, result in
placing only good, true men in posi-
tons of public trust. Republicans,
one and all attend the caucus.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-18

A Republican County Convention to
elect thirteen delegates to the Republican
State Convention to nominate a Justice OF
the Supreme Court in place Of James v.
Campbell and two Regents of the State
University in place Of K. O. Grosvener
and James Shearcr, 10 meet at Detroit on
Wednesday. Feby esd, at ten o'clock a.
m, 1887, also to elect delegates to attend
convention for Circuit Judge for the 7ill
Judicial District, said convention not yet
called, and 10 transact such other business
as may properly come before the conven-
ton, will be held at the Court House in
the City of Corunna, on Monday. the 2lst
day of Feb'y, 1887, at one o'clock in the
afternoon, standard time.
w. nj. KIIPATRICK,
Chairman of Republican County Com
mittec.
Eech township and city are entitled to
the following number of delegates by tho
vote of last fall:
Antrim, 8; Bennington, 8; Burns, .
Caledonia, 4 Fairfield, A. Hazletop, Z
Middlebury, 5; New Haven. 4; Owosso, .
Owosso City, 81; Perry, 10; Rush, A
Sciota, 6; Shiawassee, TO-; Venice. b; Yer
non, TO- Woodruff. 3; Corunna City, 8.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-18

The Democracy of The day illus
trated: ga little power seems to be
making the Democrats mad. In Col
orado, led by Democratic sheriff,
the members of that party mobbed
the newly elected Republican county
officers, burned their property, and
at the pistols mouth forced one of
them to resign. Defeated at the
polls in Indiana, they threatened to
arrest their successful opponent and
forcibly prevented him from taking
his seat as Lieut.. Governor. They
then forcibly elected Republicans
from their legislative seats and claim
to have elected Senator. In New
Jersey, by the aid of armed men, they
took possession of the Assembly
Chamber, locked the Republicans
out, and sought to organize the Leg
islature by force. Failing in that,
they ousted Republicans from their
seats and seemed prepared to go to
any length to carry their point. II
this is not madness, what is it?"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-18

The Wolverine Citizen, of Flint,
Hon. +. Fl Rankin, edtro, in it's
issue of Saturday, says; "Bon Jonr,
Friends! The Citizen today enters
upon its thirty eighth year; this being
its nineteen hundred and twenty ninth
issue. Since the day it was born, it
has never missed its regular weekly
publication; and through your favor
it grows stronger as it grows older"
Well, it is true that The Citizen
"grows stronger as it grows older"
and is paper of which every citizen
Of Gehesee county has reason to be
proud.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-18

Of all the disgraceful political act:
of the age the veto of the pension
bills generally, and especially the
veto of the dependent pension bill by
Grover Cleveland, takes the palm.
Jefferson Davis, were be in Cleve.
lands place, could do no worse.
May God have mercy on a country
that does not provide for its depend
ent, wounded and disabled patriots,
for to such country there is no safe
guarantee for the future, in the pa
triotism of the people.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-18

Sterling p. Rounds, late Public
Printer, has received official notice
that all his accounts and disburse-
ments, involving nearly 81 100000,
have passed the ordeal of the first
auditor and first comptroller, and
have been found correct. Consider
ing that Mr.. Rounds was holly
assailed while he held the Office, and
all sorts of charges were made against
him, this endorsement of his conduct
of the government printing office is
good enough; and the editor of The
TINES, who for many years has been
his friend and patron as proprietor of
one CT the largest type houses In the
West, tenders warm congratulations
on the verdict of his political enemies
on his official conduct of one of the
most important positions under The
government.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-18

All persons interested in securing
the prohibitory amendment to the
constitution, which has recently been
submitted to the people. are cordially
invited to attend public meeting
to be held at Good remplar hall on
Monday evening next, 10 take such
action as may be deemed wise to
inaugurate and prosecute vigorous
campaign.
Owosso, Feb. 18th, 1887.
Per order Com,
JOHN DoNNELLy,
THOMAS STALKER,
G.. II. WILSON.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-18
T6e Times.
GEO. M. DEWEY. EDITOR.
owOsso. FRIDAY. FEB is, 1887.
Republican Judicial Circuit oonven-

A Republican Judicial Circuit Conven
ton, to nominate a Republican candidate
for Judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit
and for the transaction of such other bust
ness as MAJ properly come before it, will
be held at The Common Council Room, in
the city of Flint, on
TUESDAY, THE EIGHTH DAY OF MARCH,
1887,
at eleven o'clock a. m.
In accordance with resolution adopted
March 10th, 1881, at Owosso, each county
in the Circuit will be entitled TO the same
number Of delegates in this Convention
that was apporlioned 10 it in the last pre-
ceding call for a Republican State Conven-
ton. That number for each is as follows.
Genesee, II
Livingston, II
Shiawassec, 10
MRyRY r. LOWELL,
LUKE S, MONTAGUE,
- -. MCBRIDE.
Seventh Judicial Circuit Republican Com.
Dated Flint February eth, 1887.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-18
MESRY r. LOWELL,
LUXE S, MONTAGUE,
Republican County Convention

Seventh Judicial Circuit Republican Com
Dated Flint, February 18th, 1887.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-18

The secrecy has been removed
from the Senate proceedings reject
ing Matthews as Recorder of Deeds
in the District of Columbia, and we
learn that all the Republican Senators
except Mr.. Blair, of New Hampshire;
Mitchell, of Oregon, and Farwell, OF
Illinois, voted against the confirma-
ton, and The TINES believes it was a
sad mistake for them to have done
SO. We note, however, with much
pride, that with his usual good judg.
ment the distinguished Senator from
New Hampshire voted as principle
dictated regardless of all questions OF
expediency, or mistaken party policy.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-18

The Telegram-Herald says that sit
is to be hoped that the Michigan
Legislature will be merciful toward
the overburdened tax payers of the
State Yet the Telegram-Herald
ought TO be well informed enough to
know that State taxation is less in
Michigan than in almost any other
State.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-18

The Charlotte Prohibitionist says
that "the constitutional prohibitory
amendment would never have been
submitted TO the people of the State
if it had not been for the constantly
increasing vote polIed by third party
Prohibitionists." But in that it is
most decidedly mistaken. But for
the third party vote it would have
been submitted years ago, and would
now be part of the constitution.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-18


Gone mans MONEY good as ANorHER's." Obligations
equal and honors easy All the country that sell
being driven the WALL because they
do make profit enough that but because they make
too mnh and think they take 6g chances but eventually
to their they lose both financially and in morals Yes
they lose both money and nd They figure friends pay
big prices for their and lose 6O and three
lose ALL
And has to pass that the successful and prosper
retail establishments of to-day those that make prices
0 that they don't haze depend friends alone bat
Anybody 0tH bny their enemies, (f they have any
This they do 1st-by thorough kuOOAeage of the of
buying their goods When TO 6ny, vlaf 6u Aov muh TO
d AO0O much 10 pay, and then pay cash dorm here
profit sa0e2, and
2d-HoaO TO sH uh0ns 10 SELL These two last are the
weights that have pulled down many struggling Oeuaey
and satisfactorily solved in BUSINESS
either wholesale retail If cash business always easily
solved; sell ANYBODY EVERYBODY, FEAR
LESsLY
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-18
Lunch Social.

On Friday evening, Feb. IS, at the
residence of l. S. Bowles, Of Owoss O
township. for the benefit Of The
Owosso township S S. Chalk Talk
by w. ID. Castle, subject, "The Pyra
mids Of Egypt" Reading, speaking
and singing, will he added to the
pleasures of the evening. All are
invited. ELLA DyNEs, Sec.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-18
The Mt. Pleasant Enterprise. passed

The Mt. Pleasant Enterprise. passed
to its a3d year last week. 1t is a
well edited paper, and deserves the
thanks of all honest men everywhere,
for its outspoken vindica!ion of Maj.
]. w. Long, of the Soldiers Home,
from the unmerited assaults OF the
Northwest Tribune.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-18

The editor of THE TIMES is under
special obligations to Hon. Omer d..
Conger, Michigan's distinguished Sen
ator, for valuable public documents.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-18

FARMS for sale or to rent in Owos :
so township, six miles rom the city.
Also unimproved lands for sale
Apply to THos MATTHIAS, Owosso.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-02-18
HOW TO SELL.

Sell article at Price 6O that the customer will
the advantage of the system that your business and
keep up If you buy h let your customers share your
luck Sell everything for just what it is and sell aays to
haze tie article sold fully bear all you recommend with
view of holding your customer Sell cash DOM aOsys
and every case, and gse RECEIVED; with
these things in mind and with my successful experiment.
in 1884, which continued for about six months with the
largest record of sales in the history of my business have
determined that TUESDAY, THE 1sT DAY OF
MARCH, 1887, will unfur again my Spot Cash Gamers
In doing this again wish say my many friends that
occasionally ask for credit and have failed pay that
only ask their favorable consideration and
perfect freedom in the matter of trade To those that
and can't pay forgive you) Don't mention it, and sont
Come and and will take just little Of your money
possible for what you need in line To those that
me and can paw but svon Pm not man to Aayboy malice
was be- don't be afraid of me- come and see
i'll the of the past eighteen years Of trade any
person don't know of any thinks have committed vyomg
deal with them, and have not rghted and
give chance.
Finally wish to say again and emphatcally, that do
adopt this style OF business any PERSONS EXCEPT
have only in mind the fact that three fourt
of trade spot settlement trade who demand they
have right the best there be had the business and
going give them chance buy goods either of me or
some else ve,y cheap
All customers who trading with me on weekly
credit credit any way that think they conform to
the order of things after March requested to come
and about it, and you will make so YOU
shall not be distressed account whether YOU continue
with not. so THEN,
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-08-05

f.Now, Miss Penhalligan, said the
squire, Il am glad have cornered you,
for | want a word. You are spelling Mrs.
Gayerock. 1t is very kind Of you to come,
but don't condole with her; it makes her
worse. She wants stirring up. | know
women"
Pardon me, you do not.
I'll know them = laughed the old
man. "GolIy! have had sixty five
years experience of them, and ! ought to
understand HEM
"No; you have spent sixty FIVE years
in their society, and You understand them
less now then you did sixiy-hse years ago.
Then you might have learned; now you
are past acquiring the knowledge.
The old man started at Loyeday, amaz-
ed at her audaclty.
"You think,n pursued the girl, that a
woman's soul is to be tinkered with a
~slater's sax. 1t is OF too fine a nature to be
touched even with the thumb. When a
particle of dust enters your watch and stops
the hands yon hold yonr breath as yaa ex-
anime the works lest a breath should fust
them. A woman's heart is more delicate
in its mechanism than that, and a rough
touch and a rude. blast viii spoil it for
ever. You know our Cornish proverh,
The earth is strewn with potsherds.' 1t
means that everywhere, in every village,
almost in every house, are broken lives,
lives broken by rough usage and careless
handling. Yon would have used thef finger
glasses for a jest and a forfeit, and needed
nothing if they fell and were shattered.
We poor women are like these same finger
glasses, full Of fresh and pnre water for
you men to dip yenr eoiiea fingers into
and cleanse them-not for you TO convert
into bumpers to break fcr a wager,
From @7Hf Graverocks.r
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-08-05
JIM OATH.



A thin-faced. hungry-looking woman,
whose tattered dress scarcely covered her
nakedness, dragged herself YEARLY along
st. Clair street the other night. 1t was in
the gilded section of the street. and the
dens of vice and infamy were in full blast.
The fiddle made discorlant shrieks and the
piano ratified as the woman peered into one
and another of the vile places. BY her
side was a girl of 12 or thereabouts, rag
ged like herself, but with 4 face that was
beautiful, even though tear stained and
cloud cast.
The two walked slowly and in silence.
Both seemed To nave but one object in
view, and that was to find some one. They
would steal carefully M to the door OF a
saloon and peer cautiously through the
cracks, as if eager not to disturb the rev.
diamond eut-glass in front. stood a rough
looking fellow, who was more than shalt
seas over though not too drunk 10 notice
the couple as they glanced ~anxionsly
through TIE ltii-cHen ueoTs.
"sYou won't find Jim there" he growl-
ed; 81 saw him going up to the bridge halt
an roar ago, 80 get along. We don't want
| you around here" And with that he
started toward the woman as if to hurry
her on her way. Quick as a flash she
| drew a revolver from the ragged folds oi
her dress and said hnskily: Don't yer
lay yer hands on me, or III send yer home,
| sure With a threat Mike turned away
| and the woman started again up street.
They had nearly reached the bridge
when Suddenly both stopped. Their eye:
had caught sight of the one they sought
He stood in front of the bar in a dirty.
looking place. He was leaning earelesslS
| against the bar, his head resting upon hi
left hand. In his right he held 4 glass o
beer. lie was without a coat and the red
sleeves of his shirt were scarcely of a red
| der hue thar his face, which was swellet
and bloated. He was a man of large
powerful frame, seemingly capable Of do
ing a large amount Of work with little ex
e%rtion. There was that in his eyes and il
his general appearance which impressed
one that, in spite Of the surroundings anc
the bad indications, something good coult
come out of him. The woman watched
him full five Minutes and her eyes flashed
as she saw him pay for the drinks, not fol
himself, but FOR half a dozen other men
who were in all stages of Drunkenness.
Finally she turned to the girl, who wa
nearly ready to cry, and, whispering a few
words to her, left her standing on til
sidewalk, and, walking rapidly into th
saloon, she made straight for the man il
the red shirt.
"Jim, | want You to come home.
The person addressed turned around
and, hooking at the Woman contemptuons
ly, said:
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-08-05
HEALTmFuL SLEEP FOR CHILDREN.

Il very important portion of the life OF
| children is the time given to sleep. Dur
ing the period Of growth the constructive
operations of the body continue active by
night and day, therefore all the influences
surrounding children, even more than
grown people, at night, should be health
full.
As far as possible children should have
separate beds, even il two are in the same
room. The sleep will be soundcr and
more refreshing, consequently moro con-
ducive to health.
A common and most mistaken habit is
to allow young children to sleep with aged
people. A straw pallet on the floor would
be far better. During the nutritivc regen-
| Grafton of the tissues which takes place in
sleep, a child would be a heavy loser if
lying close to q person of decl n years.
Impure air always tells much more quick
ly upon a child than a grown person. A
want of ventilation through the night in
the nursery may explain why many a
child goes to bed laughing and good ma
tured, and wakes up in the morning ''cross
as two sticks"
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-08-05

Instruction said in his report to the Board
Of Education made January /, 1887:
During the past year it has become a
subject of remark by teachers i'll the
schools and by visitors that the children
were more tidy, were better dressed, were
better shoe and presented a neater appear
ance thar ever before. Less trouble has
been experienced in having parents pur-
chase books required by the rules, fewer
children have been withdrawn TO aid in
supporting the family, the higher classes
in the grammar schools have been fuller
and more children have been promoted to
the high schools, both male and female,
than ever before in the history of the
schools. All these indications point TO the
increased prosperity of the city and to the
growing interest in the cause of education
on the part of the people"
There has been a marked increase in at
tendance upon the Sunday-schools of the
city. This is especially noticeable among
the suburban churches. Many children
have started to the SundaY-schools who
were not able to attend for want Of proper
clothing. Attendance upon the different
churches is far better. From 1900 TO 1000
people have joined the various churches of
the city during tie year.
The determination on the part of the
people to prohibit the liquor traffic has
stimulated a disposition to do away with
other evils The laws against gambling
are rigidly enforced. A considerable
stock of gamblers tools gathered together
by the police for several years past was re-
Gently used for the purpose Of making a
large bonfire on one of the unoecupied
squares in the city. The City Council has
refused longer to grant license to bucket
shops, thus putting the seal Of its condem-
nation upon the trade in futures of all
| kinds.
All these reforms have had a decid-
ed tendency to diminish crime. Two
weeks were necessary formerly to get
through with the criminal docket. Dur
ing the present year it was closed out in
two days. The chain gang is almost lett
with nothing but the chains and balls.
The gang part would not be large enough
to work the public roads of the county
were it not augmented by fresh supplies
from the surrounding counties. The city
government is in the hands Of onr best
citizens.
The majority in this county in favor of
prohibition was only 235. Such a change
has taken place in public sentiment, how
ever, that now there is hardly a respect
able anti-prohibitionist in the city who
fayors = return to barrooms. There is very
little drinking in the city. There has been
40 per cent falling off in the number Of ar
rests, Notwithstanding there has been a
rigid Interpretation of the law under
which arrests are made. Formerly If a
man was sober enough to walk home he
was not molested. Now if there is the
slightest variation from that state inwhich
the centre of gravity falls in a line inside
the base the party is made to answer for
such variation at the station-house.
Our experience has demonstrated to us
beyond a doubt that a city of GO. 600 in
habitants can get along and advance at a
solid and constant rate without the liquor
traf1ic.-1Aann Constitution.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-08-05

that entertainment, thinking that pesky
town board would be ashamed of its scand-
alous conduct when we women went TO
work to raise money to mend the side
walks And the men We worked so hard
to elect gave in to the whisky members
and gave license the very next week! I'm
so mortified to think | should have ex-
pected anything better Of them!'
~ would let you off, said the Fool
killer, "now you've found out what a fool
you are, but you'd do the same thing
right over again"
Eyes, / expect | would" said Sister
Thankful cheerfully. The Fool-killer
blew his horn and went on, followed by the
member of the Methodist church, the pres
ident of the town board, the temperance
trustee, the boy who whistles at entertain
the girls who whisper in temperance meet
ings the railroad nan, the editor of the
village paper, Sister Thankful Wooster
and me.
81 ought to take in pretty much every
man in this town." said the Fool-killer,
suddenly.
That's SOL said l..
"Look at them" said he, s'licensing
grog-shops to W. a little money on taxes,
boarding up savings for their boys, and
look at those bows going to the devil in
those same grog shops! Yes" quoth the
F%ool-killer, "Fll settle this lot, and come
back for another gang
But by what method the Fool-killer
would have exterminated us remains a
mystery. Matters never came to a climax,
the vision vanished, as dreams do. We
are all spared awhile longer, aud | dare
say we shall all continne to be as great
fools as ever to the end of the chapter
Annie ". FaH IN Union Signal.
The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-08-05
VOL. ".
TIE THREE SISTERS.

Here in the garden Rose rambles with me,
Here where the flowers are all b~lossoming free;
Modest white candy-tufts, haunting sword
lilies,
Low-growing pinks and sweet-secntcd stock
gillies;
Queen of them all is the rose-ah, the rose.
Fairest and rarest it courageous and blows.
Bearing before us their bright sparks of fire,
Salvias ask us to gaze and admire;
Here in our pathway the pansies are spreading
Purple and gold-a gay road to Il wedding;
over them all towers the rosc-ah the rose!
Fairest and rarest il courageous and blows.
Rose listens timidly here as | speak,
Eyelids low dropping, a flush on her check;
flashes n moment the shiest of glanccs-
Glance that tells much while my soul il en-
frances;
Trembling Il rosebud she plucks-ah, the rose
Fairest and iarcst ii bonrgeons and blow 8.
Two of the sisters 10 meet us have come,
Both of them greet us, but Rose has grown
dumb.
Lily, as always, is gracious and stately:
Pansy is curious, but stands there sedatelv:
Rose deeply blushcs-ahi she is the rose
In my hearts garden that bouIgeons and
blows.
-1homas Dunn English in Uarperis.